The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-26

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than any other town in Texas (Dal-
las is city,. they build railroads
over there and know how to talk
about them. Even Paddock, retired
editor, has built him railroad (the
TT. w. & r. G.); and when newspaper
men can build railroads there GER
tainly must be something in the air or
water-water-th must be the
power; that artesian water is another
thing in which the Fort has much to
be proud OF.
On tour of the city estorted by
citizens the press gang went first to
the mammoth establishment OF Joe
Brown, the great Fort Worth whole
sale grocer. His building is not only
mammoth but palatial, is perfect in
substantial architecture and beauty.
Next, with our escort, DIR. Mcknight
we visited Wesleyan College, an insti-
tuition which with its enterprising
president are typical Fort Worthians.
DIR. Johnson begun the foundation OF
his college few years ago in PLAIN
wooden cottage; now he has $4,000
three story brick, well arranged, beau
tifully located, with strong faculty
and prosperous institution.
Yesterday afternoon the election OF
officers for the ensuing year resulted
as follows:
President-Wm. Ferguson OF the
San Antonio Times.
LIST Vice President-Col. VIM. Ma
lone. of the Fort Worth Gazette.
Ind Vice PresideDt-Capt. j. T..
Bridges, of the Luling Signal.
3rd Vice Prosident-C. i. Gilbert, of
the Dallas Herald.
Secretary. DIR. j. b. Craniill, OF the
Waco Daily Advance.
Treasurer-T. b. Johnson, of the
San Antonio Daily Light.
After a pleasant excursion on Pad
docks road to the Brazos river in sight
of Granbury, yesterday evening, the
Association met to select officers
and hear Editor Johnson's Grafton.
Texarkana, Paris, Austin, Houston and
Dallas were candidates, Dallas being
the last announced. We presented
Dallas invitation and spoke in its IA
vor the other cities were advocated,
and the first ballot left Dallas in the
lead with Houston, Texarkana, and
Austin following in the order named.
The second ballot showed gains for
both Dallas and Houston, and next
ballot all names were dropped but
these two, and the third ballot was AZ
for Dallas and 50 for Houston. Tex.
arkana had more supporters at first
because of the meeting on the Arkan'
sas side next May of the Arkansas Press
Association, and their invitation cou'
pied with invitations from the twin
city for the Texas editors to meet a
the same on the Texas side. This wal
strong inducement to the Texai
press but when the HERALD maj
stated that if the association would
old their next meeting in Dallas, they
would not only receive hearty vel
come and royal entertainment that We
would invite and endeavor to secure
an excursion of the Arkansas Associ
alton here, and then a joint excursion
in some direction desirable, Texar
kana's boom was punctured. The fac
that Dallas came in at late hour ant
carried off the prize over Houston
where the association was born ant
nurtured, is i compliment TO this city
which our people will not fail to ap
preciate.
A MISUNDERSTANDING
The HERALD regretiully refers to II
but as reports have been published
feels called upon to explain that tn
little unpleasantness occasioned at tn
Fort by an invitation from Dallas wa
altogether due to a misunderstanding
The Association had accepted an invi
tation from the Western Newspape
, Union to visit Dallas, and there wa
hardly thought and certainly not
word of objection from any citizen o
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